Floodwaters washed through Australia’s third largest city rising up just shy of record levels, submerging entire neighbourhoods.
Thousands of homeowners have been informed that their houses will be permanently uninhabitable
In some areas, water reached the rooftops, shut sown roads and power, highways and railroads haves been washed away, and entire communities have been devastated.
This flood is the third in sequence since late November, 2010 and has killed 25 people.
Brisbane’s mayor, Campbell Newman, announced to the media that 11 900 homes and 2 500 businesses have been completely submerged.
This flood has left an area the size of France and Germany combined underwater.
Damage repair is expected to be and early estimate of $5 billion, American
Australian search & rescue are looking for approximately 60 people; death toll is expected to rise.
The series of floods are a result of a weather phenomenon; La Nina à La Nina occurs when the temperature of the eastern Pacific is cooler than usual, but the temperature of the western Pacific is warmer than usual. This makes the winds stronger, allowing them to pull persistent rain clouds across the coastline.
Another cause of the Brisbane flood is the Wivenhoe Dam. The dam was so full that Mayor Newman arranged for a controlled low-ground flooding. However, in accompaniment with the unusual weather conditions this act had far more drastic effect.
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